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Principal Allegedly Failed To Report Child Abuse

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May 1, 2008 11:26 am US/Pacific

Principal Allegedly Failed To Report Child Abuse

LOS ANGELES

Click to enlarge 1 of 1: Jesus I. Angulo, 35, and Maria Sotomayor, 36, are each accused of failing to report child abuse.
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A Los Angles Unified School District principal and assistant principal were each charged with a misdemeanor for allegedly failing to report a sexual relationship between a student and a substitute teacher, prosecutors said Thursday.

South East High School principal Jesus I. Angulo, 35, and assistant principal Maria Sotomayor, 36, were each charged with a misdemeanor count of failure to report child abuse.

Prosecutors allege Angulo and Sotomayor knew that a substitute teacher had sex with a female student last March, but failed to report it as required by law.

The substitute teacher, Jesus Salvador Saenz, 30, was arrested in March and is awaiting trial on a felony count of unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor. He was fired by the Los Angeles Unified School District.

Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent David Brewer began an internal investigation and ordered that administrators receive additional training on child-abuse reporting, according to the district.

If convicted as charged, Angulo and Sotomayor face up to six months in jail and a possible fine of up to $1,000.